https://antipolygraph.org/index.shtml Non-profit, public interest website dedicated to exposing waste, fraud, and abuse associated with the use of the polygraph (lie detector). en-us Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:35:00 +0200 https://antipolygraph.org/YaBBImages/avatars/ap.gif https://antipolygraph.org/index.shtml 88 31 Non-profit, public interest website dedicated to exposing and ending waste, fraud, and abuse associated with the use of the polygraph (lie detector). https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/17/criminally-charged-polygrapher-regan-goan-fingered-by-erstwhile-employee-polygrapher-ben-sweeney/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/17/criminally-charged-polygrapher-regan-goan-fingered-by-erstwhile-employee-polygrapher-ben-sweeney/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Emily Allen of the Portland Press Herald provides the most detailed reporting to date on the case against former Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff's Office deputy and polygraph operator Regan J. Goan. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/16/update-on-arrest-of-maine-polygraph-operator-regan-j-goan/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/16/update-on-arrest-of-maine-polygraph-operator-regan-j-goan/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200 New details of the charges have emerged. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/14/jesselyn-radack-on-pete-hegseths-polygraph-theater/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/14/jesselyn-radack-on-pete-hegseths-polygraph-theater/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:20:00 +0200 National security lawyer Jesselyn Radack rakes the Secretary of Defense over the coals over his efforts to suppress unfavorable media coverage. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/13/steve-wilkos-takes-a-lie-detector-test/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/13/steve-wilkos-takes-a-lie-detector-test/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:50:00 +0200 You'll never guess who "tested" him! https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/13/pentagon-seeks-funding-for-new-and-improved-polygraph/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/13/pentagon-seeks-funding-for-new-and-improved-polygraph/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200 Now with more magical thinking! https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/12/former-law-enforcement-polygrapher-regan-j-goan-charged-with-polygraph-related-misconduct/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/12/former-law-enforcement-polygrapher-regan-j-goan-charged-with-polygraph-related-misconduct/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:10:00 +0200 Or, 'Witch Doctor Charged with Malpractice.' A former Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff's Office deputy has been charged with a series of misdemeanor charges related to his work as a polygraph operator. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/05/dod-conducts-abortive-polygraph-dragnet-of-joint-staff-and-centcom-personnel-in-leak-investigation/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/09/05/dod-conducts-abortive-polygraph-dragnet-of-joint-staff-and-centcom-personnel-in-leak-investigation/ Sat, 5 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0200 In August 2026, some 50 individuals were reportedly subjected to polygraph screening about media contacts, and all reportedly passed. Don't you feel safer now? https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/08/03/fraud-alleged-in-u-s-secret-service-polygraph-contracting/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/08/03/fraud-alleged-in-u-s-secret-service-polygraph-contracting/ Mon, 3 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0200 AntiPolygraph.org has learned that a whistleblower complaint is pending with the General Services Administration Office of Inspector General alleging bid-rigging and pay-to-play activities in the awarding of polygraph contracts. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/07/30/government-controlled-reddit-community-for-u-s-secret-service-applicants-bans-discussion-of-polygraphs/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/07/30/government-controlled-reddit-community-for-u-s-secret-service-applicants-bans-discussion-of-polygraphs/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:25:00 +0200 Federal agents who run the social media subforum think you shouldn't research the polygraph. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/07/27/u-s-secret-service-polygrapher-kenneth-william-premo-arrested/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/07/27/u-s-secret-service-polygrapher-kenneth-william-premo-arrested/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:15:00 +0200 The 50-year-old senior special agent faces misdemeanor and felony charges for driving while under the influence of alcohol, assault on a law enforcement or corrections officer, and sexual battery. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/07/13/dhs-personnel-reportedly-polygraphed-by-u-s-air-force-polygraphers/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/07/13/dhs-personnel-reportedly-polygraphed-by-u-s-air-force-polygraphers/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200 A report by the Guardian suggests that the Department of Homeland Security has been subjecting employees to polygraph screening by non-DHS polygraphers. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/06/24/costa-rica-sacks-police-directors-after-polygraph-screening/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/06/24/costa-rica-sacks-police-directors-after-polygraph-screening/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0200 But all members of President Laura Fernández Delgado’s cabinet passed. https://antipolygraph.org/forum/index.php?topic=5982.0 https://antipolygraph.org/forum/index.php?topic=5982.0 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0200 Celebrity polygraph operator Edward Ira Gelb is reported to have died in 2021. There was no timely news coverage of his death. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/06/11/house-intelligence-committee-democrats-seem-to-believe-in-the-polygraph/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/06/11/house-intelligence-committee-democrats-seem-to-believe-in-the-polygraph/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:05:00 +0200 Democratic members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence want Acting Director of National Intelligence nominee Bill Pulte to be subjected to polygraph screening. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/06/07/senator-warner-on-polygraph-screening-for-acting-director-of-national-intelligence-bill-pulte/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/06/07/senator-warner-on-polygraph-screening-for-acting-director-of-national-intelligence-bill-pulte/ Sun, 7 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0200 The Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence thinks that President Trump's nominee to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence should take a polygraph "test." https://antipolygraph.org/forum/index.php?topic=5974.0 https://antipolygraph.org/forum/index.php?topic=5974.0 Mon, 1 Jun 2026 17:40:00 +0200 In some rare good news on the polygraph front, The Steve Wilkos Show, which for years promoted public belief the myth of the lie detector, has been canceled. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/05/31/costa-rican-president-laura-fernandez-delgado-orders-officials-to-submit-to-polygraph-screening/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/05/31/costa-rican-president-laura-fernandez-delgado-orders-officials-to-submit-to-polygraph-screening/ Sun, 31 May 2026 10:50:00 +0200 Ignoring science, the new 39-year-old president of Costa Rica is attempting to combat corruption through the magical thinking of polygraphy. https://antipolygraph.org/forum/index.php?topic=5971.0 https://antipolygraph.org/forum/index.php?topic=5971.0 Thu, 28 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200 The CIA's polygraph program seems to have neither detected nor deterred him from lying about his education and military service, or from embezzling millions of dollars worth of property. https://antipolygraph.org/forum/index.php?topic=5970.0 https://antipolygraph.org/forum/index.php?topic=5970.0 Wed, 27 May 2026 09:20:00 +0200 An FBI affidavit filed in a criminal case notes that Thomas Weir Pauken II, whom the U.S. government believes acted as an agent of the Chinese Ministry of State Security, was subjected to a polygraph examination and asked whether he was working for the CIA. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/03/26/alternatives-to-the-polygraph/ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/03/26/alternatives-to-the-polygraph/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0100 Science journalist Sarah Scoles reports for the digital magazine Undark on the shortcomings of polygraphy and explores proposed alternative methods of lie detection...